ENGLISH: lick - CREOLE: lanbe



Overview of noun lick



The noun lick has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. salt lick, lick -- (a salt deposit that animals regularly lick)

2. lick, lap -- (touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet")

3. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff -- ((boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose")



Overview of verb lick



The verb lick has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (12) cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick -- (beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!")

2. (7) lick, lap -- (pass the tongue over; "the dog licked her hand")

3. (1) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work -- (find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem")

4. lap, lap up, lick -- (take up with the tongue; "The cat lapped up the milk"; "the cub licked the milk from its mother's breast")

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